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we have not figured out how we are going to get through it, and i'm going to let nina tell us how to solve that problem on the simplicity side and turn the floor over to erik for a major debate in the time which is consumption versus income tax. >> eric? >> thank you, thank you very much. i think as you heard from the previous speaker and you know, the income tax is a dominant way we raise revenue in the united states, at least at the federal level, however, there's always been substantial opposition to the income tax, and so it's my job to talk about that a little. tax experts forever debated whether the right basis for imposing taxes consumption or income. it is an old debate. beginning in the 1970s which was when i, gene and i came to washington, there was growing academic support, also, for replacing an income tax with a consumption tax, and that, even among some set of public finance economists, became a dominant point of view. i'm going to discuss the reasons for that, some of the variants proposed, and, also, some of the reasons why that might have been a bad idea and why it h
we have not figured out how we are going to get through it, and i'm going to let nina tell us how to solve that problem on the simplicity side and turn the floor over to erik for a major debate in the time which is consumption versus income tax. >> eric? >> thank you, thank you very much. i think as you heard from the previous speaker and you know, the income tax is a dominant way we raise revenue in the united states, at least at the federal level, however, there's always been...
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and, finally, nina olson is taxpayer advocate at the irs, represents those of us who pay taxes, and those of us who must battle against the growing complexity of the modern revenue code. is a week or so ago than once office released its latest report on the status of the tax code, describes in great candor the flaws in the current system and describes some things we can do about it. let's start with joe who gives a brief history of the income tax. and before he starts let me let you know that after we do our presentation, speak among ourselves, will give everybody an opportunity to ask questions. for those of you watching on c-span or watching on the web, you can send in questions at publicaffairs@urban.org. publicaffairs@urban.org. >> i'm glad to see the available number of people there. i tell people that i have the worst possible job for a cocktail party because i walk in, i say i'm a tax historian. it brings back like the worst combination of april 15th at a high school classroom work, and it's incredibly boring for so many people. at least that's initial impression. that means this y
and, finally, nina olson is taxpayer advocate at the irs, represents those of us who pay taxes, and those of us who must battle against the growing complexity of the modern revenue code. is a week or so ago than once office released its latest report on the status of the tax code, describes in great candor the flaws in the current system and describes some things we can do about it. let's start with joe who gives a brief history of the income tax. and before he starts let me let you know that...
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and sissa, nina de no dak loans. fairly common and 06 and the beginning of 07. those bills have gone away but what we see now are fully documented loans, fully documented underwriting and the fixed rate 90 to 95% of all of the loans originated or the long-term fixed-rate mortgages. i think lenders have been a bit more cautious in recent years. in 2006 and 2007 what happens in terms of the regulation in the qualified mortgages and residential mortgages and once the rules come out it provides more certainty for the lenders so they can decide what's the right perimeter they want to underwrite going forward. we have seen better availability on the commercial real-estate side compared to the single-family side. so on the commercial side, we began to see listening of the credit underwriting standards. >> very good. in terms of tracking the companies, it has gotten better as well, but i would say that it's still a challenge for my industry. one of the biggest challenges we tavis our equipment costs have surged over the past
and sissa, nina de no dak loans. fairly common and 06 and the beginning of 07. those bills have gone away but what we see now are fully documented loans, fully documented underwriting and the fixed rate 90 to 95% of all of the loans originated or the long-term fixed-rate mortgages. i think lenders have been a bit more cautious in recent years. in 2006 and 2007 what happens in terms of the regulation in the qualified mortgages and residential mortgages and once the rules come out it provides...
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have to move away from transaction-based payment and discrete payments, and move to budgeted payments, nina, longitudinal payments to take care of patients for a period of time without regard to what the building for the individual services you get. and then let providers, doctors and nurses and others innovate of how they approach the care of their patients without the shackles of being limited by what building codes will and will not allow for. in my opinion stick you all can set up in washington because i can't find anybody with these ideas to go to win the i go to see my doctor. i think it's part of the product i think patients are frustrated. even if you see a good model you don't know where you can access that could model where you live. there's a dearth of information on the. >> part of that is really a taking medications between the providing organization or the providing doctor or nurse or whoever it is, and the patient population. we went to seven days a week, urgent care clinics open to 8:00 at night, it was three years before we could get our patients to understand that we were
have to move away from transaction-based payment and discrete payments, and move to budgeted payments, nina, longitudinal payments to take care of patients for a period of time without regard to what the building for the individual services you get. and then let providers, doctors and nurses and others innovate of how they approach the care of their patients without the shackles of being limited by what building codes will and will not allow for. in my opinion stick you all can set up in...
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plexus in nina is adding 35 jobs. alliance laundry systems is adding 270 jobs. big announcements like this are great we're just as excited companies like nekwski meat products adding 21 jobs. and premium warters in chip waa falls, adding 21 jobs. small business owners in particular want certainty and we have dramatically improved the business climate in our state. we're turning things around. we're heading in the right direction. we're moving wisconsin forward. [applause] still there's much more work to be done in the coming year. our top priorities is helping the people of our state create more jobs. as you know, we have an ambitious goal. 250,000 jobs by 25th teen. after all that we've gone through in wisconsin over the past few years some have suggested this goal is too difficult to reach. the protests and recalls, combined to slow recovery at the national level, the fiscal cliff and ongoing worries about health care mandates coming out of washington, they say there are plenty of reasons why it has been hard to create jobs. but in wisconsin we don't make excu
plexus in nina is adding 35 jobs. alliance laundry systems is adding 270 jobs. big announcements like this are great we're just as excited companies like nekwski meat products adding 21 jobs. and premium warters in chip waa falls, adding 21 jobs. small business owners in particular want certainty and we have dramatically improved the business climate in our state. we're turning things around. we're heading in the right direction. we're moving wisconsin forward. [applause] still there's much...
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pop tarts, nina, sugary cereals, they don't count. it access to be high-fiber breakfast because you have a thought inside your test and that squeezes down, that shuts down the food flowing through the intestinal tract that allows you to hold on to food longer. so having fiber for breakfast works. it turns out that leptin is important to you have never heard of leptin but you will from now but it's the chemical your fat sense to you going to say hey, i'm here, i'm here. you don't have to keep eating. interestingly, some foods don't turn it on. high fructose foods don't seem to. it's one of the reasons we believe, we don't know for sure but we believe that when you drink a soft drink, soda at a new condo not only have the drink which is 160 calories, but you will be independent of that not counting that an extra 125 calories. the entire obesity epidemic is about 100 calories a day. think about it, 100 calories a day is 12 pounds in to you. multiply that by two years, that the overweight we are, 25 pounds. these are simple insights that
pop tarts, nina, sugary cereals, they don't count. it access to be high-fiber breakfast because you have a thought inside your test and that squeezes down, that shuts down the food flowing through the intestinal tract that allows you to hold on to food longer. so having fiber for breakfast works. it turns out that leptin is important to you have never heard of leptin but you will from now but it's the chemical your fat sense to you going to say hey, i'm here, i'm here. you don't have to keep...